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TheDoctorTesla erhält Genehmigung für Ride-Hail-Service 🚘 Die <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CPUC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CPUC</a> erlaubt interne Testfahrten für Mitarbeiter – ein Schritt in Richtung <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Robotaxi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Robotaxi</a>. Doch für öffentliche Fahrten braucht Tesla weitere Genehmigungen. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AutonomesFahren" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AutonomesFahren</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TeslaAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TeslaAI</a>

andybrwn<a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CPUC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CPUC</a> Plan to lower electric bills penalizes <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#solar</a> customers | Sacramento Bee <a href="https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/editorials/article301032539.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/editorials/article301032539.html</a>

DoomsdaysCW<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DiabloCanyon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DiabloCanyon</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearPowerPlant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NuclearPowerPlant</a> brings <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/profits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#profits</a> for PG&E, deadly risk for residents [and the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#environment</a>]Tina Landis August 19, 2024"Despite opposition from residents and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#environmental</a> organizations, California legislators passed <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SenateBill846" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SenateBill846</a> in 2022 to extend the life of the dangerous, aging Diablo Canyon <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nuclear</a> facility. "Located on the Central Coast surrounded by several <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fault" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fault</a> lines, one has to question why a nuclear facility was placed in an <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/earthquake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#earthquake</a> zone to begin with, much less allowing it to continue to operate well past its retirement date. The world witnessed what can happen to a coastal nuclear facility in an earthquake zone when the 2011 <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fukushima" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fukushima</a> disaster triggered a meltdown that displaced nearly half a million residents, with vast amounts of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RadioactiveWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RadioactiveWater</a> still being released into the ocean today. "As long as Diablo Canyon remains open, Californians live with the constant risk of suffering the same type of disaster."From its inception, Diablo Canyon had little public support. Protests occurred regularly during its construction, and thousands were arrested for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CivilDisobedience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CivilDisobedience</a> actions in 1981. "In the 1970s and 1980s, California’s three largest utilities spent billions of dollars building dangerous and costly nuclear plants like Diablo Canyon, which resulted in skyrocketing rates for customers. Big industry fought back against these increased energy costs, which resulted in deregulation bills consisting of multi-billion dollar <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/bailouts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bailouts</a> to the state’s utility companies to cover their costly investments in nuclear. "Today, the last remaining nuclear plant operating in the state is still draining billions in funds that could be used for safe, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/renewable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#renewable</a> energy development. To keep Diablo Canyon running 5 years past its retirement date is expected to cost $8 billion to $12 billion. A federal aid package of $1.1 billion will contribute to some of those costs – meaning federal <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/taxpayers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#taxpayers</a>’ money – while the remaining billions will be passed on to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#California</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ratepayers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ratepayers</a>. "Despite being run by PG&E and only generating power for its territory, customers of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SouthernCaliforniaEdison" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SouthernCaliforniaEdison</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SanDiegoGasAndElectric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SanDiegoGasAndElectric</a> will help cover the remaining costs of the Diablo extension. Edison bills will increase by around $1.25 a month and SDG&E by 87 cents a month, while PG&E customers are expected to chip in $2.07 a month – and that’s just for the first year. Critics warn that costs are likely to increase in coming years to keep the plant running, and that’s on top of already skyrocketing PG&E rates that have doubled over the last decade. And if PG&E collects more funds than are needed for Diablo’s operations, they get to keep it! "In 2022, when legislators pushed this through <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SB846" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SB846</a>, the excuse of energy shortages was used due to pandemic-related supply chain issues and massive <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wildfires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wildfires</a>. But today, there is plenty of energy being produced with increased <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#solar</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/battery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#battery</a> storage capacity that has kept the lights on even during this summer’s unprecedented heat waves driving up demand. The California Public Utility Commission’s own reporting shows that an additional 18,500 megawatts of new resources were added to the grid between 2020 and 2024, which is enough to power around 14 million homes. Another 11,000 megawatts will be added by 2028."Nuclear has the third highest lifecycle emissions of all energy sources after scrubbed <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/coal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#coal</a> fired plants and natural gas – meaning it is far from being zero-emission. It also creates the unresolved issue of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RadioactiveWaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RadioactiveWaste</a> which remains dangerous for tens of thousands to millions of years. "Keeping the Diablo facility running will only hold back further development of safe and truly low-carbon, low cost renewable sources like solar and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wind</a> energy. "So why isn’t Diablo Canyon being decommissioned? The short answer is that <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#capitalism</a> must ensure continued profits for the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/InvestorClass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#InvestorClass</a>. "SB 846 authorized Diablo’s extension through 2030, and gave PG&E a $1.4 billion loan for the for-profit utility to facilitate the plant’s extension. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GovernorNewsom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GovernorNewsom</a> facilitated another transfer of taxpayer dollars to PG&E through an additional $400 million loan from the state’s general fund, included in the recent budget deal. Critics warn that these 'loans' will never be repaid, meaning residents will be fully subsidizing the Diablo extension – from federal and state tax dollars to our utility fees. "But there is a way out. SB 846 allows the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CPUC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CPUC</a> to retire the plant earlier than 2030 if sufficient levels of new renewable zero-carbon energy resources exist, are interconnected, and meet demand, which is the case. "CPUC has a long track record of serving PG&E’s interests, so intervention by the commission is unlikely. One example of many that demonstrates their close relationship: CPUC is not requiring PG&E to show how much of our utility bill actually goes to the Diablo extension, but instead lumps the cost in with 'public purpose programs,' making it impossible to determine."While communities are demanding an early shutdown of Diablo, PG&E is currently applying for a 20-year license renewal from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission [<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NRC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NRC</a>] for the facility, which is expected to be approved. This would mean customers will foot the bill to keep this dangerous nuclear facility running through 2045, far beyond the original expiration dates of 2024 and 2025. "CPUC has proven their unwavering support time and again for PG&E’s monopoly control over the state’s energy system at the expense of residents’ safety and affordable rates. The Diablo Canyon nuclear plant is just another mechanism to squeeze ratepayers and line the pockets of shareholders who live far away from the dangers posed by this aging facility. Only a public takeover of this <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/corrupt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#corrupt</a> utility can win clean, safe and affordable energy for all."Source: <a href="https://www.liberationnews.org/diablo-canyon-nuclear-plant-brings-profits-for-pge-deadly-risk-for-residents/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.liberationnews.org/diablo-canyon-nuclear-plant-brings-profits-for-pge-deadly-risk-for-residents/</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PGAndE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PGAndE</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RethinkNotRestart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RethinkNotRestart</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearCorruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NuclearCorruption</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearBailouts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NuclearBailouts</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RenewablesNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RenewablesNow</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoNukes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NoNukes</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DiabloCanyonNuclearPlant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DiabloCanyonNuclearPlant</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearPowerCorruptionAndLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NuclearPowerCorruptionAndLies</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#California</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WaterIsLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OceansAreLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OceansAreLife</a>

CelloMom On CarsWant to help preserve <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RooftopSolar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RooftopSolar</a> for renters, farms, and schools in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#California</a> ?<a href="https://wandering.shop/@susankayequinn" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@susankayequinn</a> has the link to where you can make a comment to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CPUC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CPUC</a>, the California Public Utilities Commission. Pass it on.<a href="https://mastodon.social/@susankayequinn@wandering.shop/110997633517324726" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://mastodon.social/@susankayequinn@wandering.shop/110997633517324726</a>

CelloMom On Cars"New California rules would crush rooftop solar for renters""The policy changes set forth in this month’s proposed decision from the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#California</a> Public Utilities Commission would essentially eliminate financial incentives for property owners to install <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RooftopSolar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RooftopSolar</a> in shared settings, such as <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#schools</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/farms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#farms</a> or <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/multifamily" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#multifamily</a> dwellings."<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CPUC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CPUC</a> <a href="https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/new-california-rules-would-crush-rooftop-solar-for-renters" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/new-california-rules-would-crush-rooftop-solar-for-renters</a>

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scott f<a href="https://carfree.city/tags/CPUC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CPUC</a> just approved, 3-1, unlimited <a href="https://carfree.city/tags/robotaxi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#robotaxi</a> expansion in SF, despite hours of comment in opposition, overwhelming daily evidence the technology is far from ready, and a lack of accountability (the cars cannot be issued moving violations. Like, at all).This was expected, but it's still infuriating and corrupt. One of the commissioners was a high ranking official at <a href="https://carfree.city/tags/Cruise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cruise</a> just over a year ago and didn't recuse himself.Just the beginning. The fight continues.

scott fThe <a href="https://carfree.city/tags/CPUC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CPUC</a> comments are showing us what a red flag it is when someone self-describes as an “avid cyclist.”There’s nothing wrong with sport cycling as such but when you’re just bicycling to work, friends, family, errands, you don’t describe your activities as avid. The Avid Cyclist tends to be the one who’s getting ready to defend car dominance.

scott fApparently Waymo sent employees to the <a href="https://carfree.city/tags/CPUC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CPUC</a> <a href="https://carfree.city/tags/Robotaxi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Robotaxi</a> hearing to clap at every positive comment.Couldn't they get AI to analyze the sentiments of the comment and, if appropriate, clap? Why do they need humans for this

Brandon RittimanThe <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ZoggFire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ZoggFire</a> killed four people.The settlement was reached behind closed doors between <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/PGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PGE</a> and <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CPUC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CPUC</a> staff.Instead of the proposed $155M fine, PG&E will pay $10M. (That works out to 4 hours of PG&E's revenue.)<a href="https://sfba.social/tags/PGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PGE</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Wildfire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Wildfire</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ZoggFire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ZoggFire</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#California</a>

Brandon RittimanThis is up for vote in tomorrow's <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CPUC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CPUC</a> voting meeting at 11am.It's on the consent agenda (a package of business commissioners plan to pass as a batch without debate.)The meeting is open to public comment, but CPUC only allows you to speak for one minute.Here's a link to the meeting with details on how to call in: <a href="https://www.cpuc.ca.gov/events-and-meetings/cpuc-voting-meeting-2023-05-18" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.cpuc.ca.gov/events-and-meetings/cpuc-voting-meeting-2023-05-18</a><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/PGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PGE</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Wildfire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Wildfire</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ZoggFire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ZoggFire</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#California</a>

Brandon RittimanThis redline document from <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CPUC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CPUC</a> shows the kind of language commissioners plan to strike out:"PG&E's offense was indeed severe" - gone.There are more.You can read all the changes yourself, starting on p. 7 here: <a href="https://www.scribd.com/embeds/645887056/content?start_page=1&view_mode=scroll&access_key=key-Tyj0LsDEZdhBb7warnyc" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.scribd.com/embeds/645887056/content?start_page=1&view_mode=scroll&access_key=key-Tyj0LsDEZdhBb7warnyc</a><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/PGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PGE</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Wildfire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Wildfire</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ZoggFire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ZoggFire</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#California</a>

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